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LA JOLLA, Calif. - Strong singles play led the No. 27 UC San Diego women's tennis team to a 6-3 victory against Seton Hall Tuesday afternoon at Northview Courts.

Down 2-1 after the doubles portion of the match, UCSD won five of six singles contests to secure the win over the Division I Pirates.

Continuing her strong freshman season, Kyra Scott moved to 9-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Rocio Portela at No. 2 singles. Also picking up her ninth win of the season (9-1) was junior Tara Vanooteghem, who defeated Karina Cordero, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, at No. 5.

Senior Melissa Breisacher played at No. 1 for UCSD and was defeated, 6-4, 6-2, by Chloe Sher.

The Triton team of Chu and Vanooteghem posted an 8-5 win against Anna Guryanova and Landert in the No. 3 doubles match.

UCSD dropped doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 2. In the top spot, Breisacher and Scott fell, 8-4, to Portela and Sher. In a tight No. 2 tilt, Chou and Davis were defeated by Cordero and Shoemaker, 9-7. It was just the second loss of the season for Chou and Davis.

UC San Diego improved to 7-3 on the season while Seton Hall fell to 1-7.

The Tritons, in the midst of a seven-match home streak, takes on fifth-ranked Hawaii Pacific on Friday, March 8 at noon.